AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Question
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A secret telegram from Germany to Mexico was the:
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Tooleriod Telegram
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Lusitania Telegram
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This telegram, written by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann, is a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
Detailed explanation-3: -Zimmermann’s alliance proposal did reach the desk of Mexican President Carranza, but it was officially rejected once a military commission determined that there would be no benefit in accepting it.
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